The key worry for us is that women’s access to independence and public life remains curtailed. They barely earn wages for all their labour. Very few have good jobs and even fewer have managed to find success in public life—be it in politics or business. And while I don’t think economic liberalization has created this growing male–female divide, liberalization has opened more opportunities for boys. Girls struggle to access these due to strict control from their families. The conversation on freedom for women within families is yet to change radically. Women must speak up. That’s key.’
